ABSTRACT Highways and Minor Ports Department - Widening and Strengthening the 2lane to 4 lane with rigid pavement of North Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) road upto Kamaraj Port Ltd., (KPL) road junction - Acquisition of land in NCTPS road - Administration Sanction - Orders - lssued. Hiqhwavs and Minor Ports (HF2) Department G.O.(Ms) No.93 Dated: 01.06.2018. agbnrb8 - ooatond) -18, p15aroirqporri gamr@ 20a9.

Read:

1. From the Chairman and Managing Director, Road Development Company Limited, Letter No. TNRDC|19112017, dated 08.04.2017. 2. From the Chief General Manager, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited, Letter No. TNRDC/ 01812018. dated 05.01 .2018.

ORDER:-

In the letter first read above, the Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited has informed that the M/s. (KPL) has stated that development of the Southern Road Connectivity of the port from Vallur Junction at Thiruvottiyur--Panchetti (TPP) road to port is identified as one of the Sagarmala Project by Ministry of Shipping, Government of and it is planned to develop the road through Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company. The KPL had a discussion with M/s. Adani Port Private Ltd (AKPPL) and AKPPL also agreed in principle to be a partner for equity participation in the SPV company for the proposed road connectivity work and requested KPL to include the improvements of the existing road from KPL main gate to Northern Boundary of KPL i.e. road parallel to the west of KPL compound wall.

2. The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited has also informed that the Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited has carried out the detailed feasibility report through M/s. Vax Consultants Pvt. Ltd., based on the request of KPL and as per the requirement of M/s.Kamarajar Port Ltd., the scope of work is detailed as below:-

1. Widening and strengthening the existing 2 lane to 4 lane with rigid pavement of NCTPS road from Vallur Junction to KPL road junction (4.80Km). 2. Widening and strengthening of road from KPL road junction to main gate of KPL upto the concrete road leading to Chettinad and Zuari cements companies to 6 lane width with rigid pavement (2.40 Km). 3. Widening and strengthening the existing road from main gate of KPL to northern gate of KPL to 4 lane width with rigid pavement (2.80 Km). -2-

4. Widening and strengthening the existing road from northern gate of KPL to Adani Port Limited entrance with rigid pavement for 10.50 m width (3 lane width) (1.00 Km).

The work mentioned in ltem No.2, 3 and 4 does not involve land acquisition as the lands belong to KPL.

3. The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited has further stated that the work mentioned in ltem No.1 i.e. "Widening and strengthening the existing 2 lane to 4 lane with rigid pavement of NCTPS road from Vallur Junction to KPL road junction (4.80 Km)" involves Land Acquisition in the villages of Vallur and in Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District involving 7628.30 Sq.M of land in Vallur village and 3078 Sq.M of land in Athipattu village. The cost of Land Acquisition has been taken in the cost estimate and M/s. Kamarajar Port Ltd., agreed for paying the Cost towards Land Acquisition and value of structures that are to be removed due'to the proposed widening work.

4. The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited has stated that on completion of the improvement works, the said road will be taken over by the Highways Department for future maintenance, since, the road is to be treated as Highways Road and as the road is proposedfor 4laning by widening the existing 2lane road, there is a need to acquire some land situated in Vallur and Athipattu village in Ponneri Taluk.

5. The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited has furnished the village wise details of the area of Land to be acquired in NCTPS road together with classification of land as follows.

Table - 1 No. of Extent of Land in Sq.M No. of Sub st. Name of Survey divisions Private Lands No. Village fields Govt. involved involved Wet Dry Total Lands 1. Vallur 18 51 6309 6309 1315

2. Athipattu I 29 2668 2668 410

Total 27 80 8977 8977 1725

6. In order to acquire the required land for widening, the Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited has requested the following orders of the Government for the work of widening the NCTPS road from Vallur junction to KPL road junction.

1. Acquisition of 0.89.77 Hectares of private lands comprised in 2 villages namely Vallur and Athipattu in Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District for the work of "Widening and strengthening the 2 lane to 4 lane with rigid pavement of NCTPS road upto KPL road junction" ( .80Km) at a total cost of Rs. 9.61 crores -3- 2. The Divisional Engineer (Construction & Maintenance), Highways Department, Thiruvallur may be the requisitioning authority for the acquisition of lands for this work. 3. The District Revenue Officer, Thiruvallur may be the Land Acquisition Officer for the acquisition of lands for this work. 4. M/s Kamarajar Port Ltd., will be the funding authority and will deposit Rs.9.61 crores with TNRDC which is the implementing agency of the project with whom M/s. Kamaralar Port Ltd., has entrusted the work on deposit basis. 5. To entrust the work of Land Acquisition with the Special Tahsildar, TPP Road Schemes stationed in PonneriTaluk. 6. Transfer of 0.17.25 Hectares of Government Lands comprised in 2 villages namely Vallur and Athipattu villages in favour of Highways and Minor Ports Department.

7. The Government after careful examination accord administrative sanction for the following:-

i. Acquisition of 0.89.77 Hectares of private lands comprised in 2 villages namely Vallur and Athipattu in Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District for the work of "Widening and strengthening the 2 lane to 4 lane with rigid pavement of NGTPS road upto KPL road junction" (4.80Km) at a cost of Rs.9.61 crores and to transfer ol 0.17.25 Hectares of Government Lands comprised in 2 villages namely Vallur and Athipattu infavour of Highways and Minor Ports Department. ii. The Divisional Engineer (C&lVl), Highways Department, Thiruvallur is the requisitioning authority for the acquisition of lands for this work. iii. The District Revenue Officer, Thiruvallur is the Land Acquisition Officer for the acquisition of lands for this work. iv. M/s Kamaraiar Port Ltd., is the funding authority and will deposit Rs.9.61 crores with Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited which is the implementing agency of the project with whom M/s Kamarajar Port Ltd., has entrusted the work on deposit basis. v. Entrust the work of Land Acquisition with the Special Tahsildar, TPP Road Schemes stationed,in Ponneri Taluk.

8. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O. No. 6864/PW-1 12018, dated 07.03.201 B. (By Order of the Governor)

Rajeev Ranjan, Additional Chief Secretary to Government. To The Chief Engineer (Construction and Maintenance), Highways Department, Chenn ai - 25. ./ The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited, Chennai -28. \ \ 4-

Gopy to: The Chairman and Managing Director, Kamaraj Port Ltd., Chennai- 600 001. The District Collector, Thiruvallur. The Special PersonnelAssistant to Hon'ble Chief Minister, Chennai - 9. Office of the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Chennai - 9. The Finance(PW-1) Department, Chennai-9. The Private Secretary to Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Highways and Minor Ports Department, Chennai- 9. Clean Copy: 47271HF212017. SF/SC.

//Forwarded by Order//

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